Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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stavát mfn. (only in nom. sg. stavā́n
• always applied to Indra and accord. to Sāy. RV. vi, 24, 8 = stūyamāna, 'being praised'
• accord. to others = stavas = tavas, fr. √stu for √1. tu, and meaning 'strong, powerful'
• others give it the sense, thundering', fr. √stan) RV
Source
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Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William